LMFT
Alyssa Vida, LMFT
- Experience7 years
- LocationCalifornia
- Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
- Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Alyssa
Alyssa Vida is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with seven years of clinical experience.
Background and approach
She frames therapy as a collaborative process that honors each person's own knowledge about their life while offering practical tools to address stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, mood disorders, and ADHD. Alyssa draws on client-centered principles to let clients set the agenda, then integrates targeted strategies to reduce unhelpful thought patterns and strengthen coping skills.
Her work emphasizes goal-setting and skill-building so clients leave sessions feeling more capable and empowered to pursue meaningful change. In addition to individual work, her training as an LMFT includes family systems perspectives that inform how interpersonal patterns influence wellbeing.
Alyssa has practiced across community mental health, independent practice, school-based settings, and programs serving the military, and she combines that variety of experience with a strengths-focused, solution-oriented stance to help people navigate life transitions and complex stressors.
Approaches That Guide Online Care
Alyssa commonly blends client-centered therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Client-centered therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and letting clients lead the conversation while the therapist offers support and reflection. CBT helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress management.
She also uses solution-focused techniques that concentrate on practical goals and steps toward change rather than dwelling solely on problems. These methods can be especially useful when clients want to develop clearer plans, build coping skills, or tackle specific life transitions. Alyssa approaches treatment collaboratively and will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexible ways to connect that can fit busy schedules and different comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access sessions from home or work, and choose the communication style that best supports each person's therapeutic process.
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Experience
7+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English
What Alyssa can help with
Alyssa Vida works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, anger management, and self esteem.
Alyssa is trained to work with individuals, couples, family units, and children.
How Alyssa approaches therapy
Alyssa's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.
Alyssa draws heavily from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Experience and training
Alyssa is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 7 years of clinical experience.
Alyssa holds a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Azusa Pacific University.